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楼台
樓臺
lóutái
1. balcony
2. high building (esp. in poetry)
3. tower

Character Breakdown

楼
lóu
multi-story building; floor
HSK 3 13 丶
台
tái
platform; unit; term of address
HSK 4 5 丶

Compound Words (2)

近水楼台
jìnshuǐlóutái
lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月
jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuè
the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)

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